School: Ceis Carraigín (roll number 13849)
- Location:
- Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Mag Fhionnáin
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Willie Mc Weeney Annaghkinty has a cure for a strain which is in his family for years. He makes this cure on Mondays and Thursdays. He gets flax- yarn and says mental prayers over it. Then he ties it on the strain, and when the yarn falls off the strain will be cured. If he told anyone the prayers he says the cure would not take effect any more.
